DC CIRCUITS REVIEW UNIT TEST

Name: ___________
INSTRUCTION: Answer the following questions/problems by shading the right letter only
at the back with the corresponding number. Use pencil or ballpen. Use the back of
the questionnaires for your scratch and solution. No need for extra papers.
Strictly no erasures allowed in shading. Any form of cheating will subject to
disciplinary action.

1. Find the Thevenin equivalent V TH and RTH between terminals A and B of the circuit
given below.

a. 4.16 V, 120 Ω
b. 41.6 V, 120 Ω
c. 4.16 V, 70 Ω
d. 41.6 V, 70 Ω

2. A certain current source has the values I S = 4 µA and R S = 1.2 M. The values for an
equivalent voltage source are
a. 4.8 µV, 1.2 MΩ
b. 1 V, 1.2 MΩ
c. 4.8 V, 4.8 MΩ
d. 4.8 V, 1.2 MΩ

3. Find the current through R2 of the given circuit.

a. 30.7 mA
b. 104 mA
c. 74 mA
d. 134 mA

4. In RL series circuit R=2Ω and L=2mH. What is the value of time constant?
a. 1msec
b. 2msec
c. 4msec
d. 100sec
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5. Two 3.3 k resistors are in series and this series combination is in parallel with a 4.7 k
resistor. The voltage across one of the 3.3 k resistors is 12 V. The voltage across the 4.7 k
resistor is
a. 24 V
b. 12 V
c. 0 V
d. 6 V

6. In this circuit, what is the power dissipated by R2?

a. 0.12 W
b. 0.26 W
c. 0.52 W
d. 1.04 W

7. Refer to the delta-wye conversion below. What will be the correct value for RA ?

a. 3 ohms
b. 6 ohms
c. 9 ohms
d. 18 ohms

8. Two coils of inductances 4 and 6 Henry are connected in parallel. If their mutual
inductance is 3 Henry, Calculate the equivalent inductance of the combination if mutual
inductance opposes the self-inductance
a. 0.68 H
b. 6.25 H
c. 0.94 H
d. 4.22 H

9. Find the node voltage VA.

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 a. 5.18 V
b. 9.56 V
c. 956 mV
d. 518 mV

10. Determine the effective inductance of the circuit shown.

a. 72 mH
b. 85 mH
c. 110 mH
d. 142 mH

11. The voltage across a 5 µF capacitor changes uniformly from 10 V to 70 V in 5 ms.

Compute for the value of the charging current.
a. 40 mA
b. 60 mA
c. 80 mA
d. 100 mA

12. Which of the following resistor is arranged correctly from lowest to highest
resistance?
a. 47RM, 4M7K, K47, R47
b. R47, 47RM, K47, 4M7K
c. 4M7K, R47, 47RM, K47
d. R47, K47, 4M7K, 47RM

13. A ceramic capacitor has an effective plate area of 4 sq. cm. separated by 0.1 mm of
ceramic of relative permittivity 100. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.
a. 1250 pF
b. 2088 pF
c. 3540 pF
d. 4225 pF

14. A waxed paper capacitor has two parallel plates, each of effective area 800 sq. cm. If
the capacitance of the capacitor is 4425 pF, determine the effective thickness of the
paper if its relative permittivity is 2.5.
a. 0.2 mm
b. 0.4 mm
c. 0.2 cm
d. 0.4 cm

15. If the resistor below has a value of 15 ± 2%, the colour bands 1 to 4 are
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 a. Brown green brown brown
b. Brown green brown red
c. Brown green brown gold
d. Brown green black red

16. Time constant is the time taken for response to rise -------of maximum value?
a. 100%
b. 90%
c. 63.2%
d. 68.3%
17. Fill in the blank in the following sentence. In either series or a parallel circuit, the
sum of the _______ in each component is equal to the total provided by the supply.
a. currents
b. voltages
c. wattages
d. resistances

18. Two resistors are in parallel. Resistor A carries twice the current of resistor B, which
means that:
a. the voltage across B is twice that across A
b. the voltage across A is twice that across B
c. A has half the resistance of B
d. B has half the resistance of A

19. A 6 volt battery is connected across three resistances of 10 ohms, 15 ohms and 20
ohms connected in parallel.
a. The current through the separate resistances, when added together, equals the
total current drawn from the battery
b. The current flowing through the 10 ohm resistance is less than that flowing
through the 20 ohm resistance
c. The voltage drop across each resistance added together equals 6 volts
d. The voltage drop across the 20 ohm resistance is greater than the voltage across
the 10 ohm resistance

20. If R1 is in series with a parallel combination of R2, R3, and R4, when the resistance
value of R2 increases, the voltage across R3 will
a. increase
b. decrease
c. remain the same
d. cannot tell

21. Assuming that resistors in the figure have the same value. When a voltage of 9 V is
applied across terminals A and B, the current is…

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 a. greatest in R5
b. greatest in R1 and R2
c. greatest in R3, R4 and R5
d. the same in all the resistors

22. Which of the following is the reciprocal of elastance?

a. resistance
b. capacitance
c. inductance
d. susceptance

23. A dc voltage-divider network is made using:

a. Inductors.
b. Resistors.
c. Capacitors.
d. Bipolar transistors.

24. Which of the following has the same connection as the so called π – network of
resistors?
a. star-network
b. wye-network
c. delta-network
d. alpha-network

25. Delta to Wye conversion can be applied to which of the following group of
components?
a. resistors
b. capacitors
c. inductors
d. all of the above

26. Suppose you double the voltage in a simple dc circuit, and cut the resistance in half.
The current will become:
a. Four times as great.
b. Twice as great.
c. The same as it was before.
d. Half as great.

27. With the same voltage applied, which of the following allows more current?
a. 25 ohms
b. 250 ohms
c. 0.25 ohms
d. 2.5 ohms

28. Which of the following terms refers to group of series-connected resistors?

a. string
b. mesh
c. school
d. friends
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29. The effect of connecting an additional parallel load to an electrical supply source is to
increase the
a. resistance of the load
b. voltage of the source
c. current taken from the source
d. p.d. across the load

30. Many resistors connected in series will?

a. Divide the voltage proportionally among all the resistors
b. Divide the current proportionally
c. Increase the source voltage in proportion to the values of the resistors
d. Reduce the power to zero

31. Which of the following is true?

a. Current-divider rule can be applied to two resistors in series.
b. Current-divider rule can be applied to two resistors in parallel.
c. Current-divider rule can be applied to either two resistors in series or two
resistors in parallel.
d. Current-divider rule cannot be applied to either two resistors in series or two
resistors in parallel.

32. Which of the following refers to a junction in a circuit where two or more circuit
elements and/or branches are connected together?
a. branch
b. node
c. mesh
d. loop

33. The total current in a parallel circuit is equal to the:

a. source voltage divided by the value of one of the resistive elements
b. sum of the currents through all the parallel branches
c. source voltage divided by the sum of the resistive elements
d. current in any one of the parallel branches

34. In a _________ circuit, the total resistance is greater than the largest resistance in the
circuit.
a. Series
b. Parallel
c. Either series or parallel
d. Neither series nor parallel

35. Thevenin’s theorem replaces a linear circuit with:

a. a current source and capacitor
b. a voltage source and series resistance
c. an inductor and resistor
d. a current source and parallel resistance

36. Which statement is TRUE regarding Norton theorem?

a. It consists of current source in series with resistance.
b. It consists of voltage source in parallel with resistance.
c. It consists of voltage source in series with resistance.
d. It consists of current source in parallel with resistance.

37. Which of the following statements are true for KCL and KVL.
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a) Valid for distributed parameters networks
b) valid for lumped parameters networks
c) valid for linear elements
d) valid for non-linear elements
a. b and c
b. a, b and c
c. b, c and d
d. a, c and d

38. The algebraic sign of an IR drop is primarily dependent upon the

a. amount of current flowing through it
b. value of R
c. direction of current flow
d. battery connection

39. Maxwell’s loop current method of solving electrical networks

a. uses branch currents
b. utilizes Kirchoff’s voltage law
c. is confined to single-loop circuits
d. is a network reduction method

40. Point out of the WRONG statement. In the node-voltage technique of solving
networks, choice of a reference node does not
a. affect the operation of the circuit
b. change the voltage across any element
c. alter the p.d. between any pair of nodes
d. affect the voltages of various nodes

41. While Thevening a circuit between two terminals, V TH equals

a. short-circuit terminal voltage
b. open-circuit terminal voltage
c. EMF of the battery nearest to the terminals
d. net voltage available in the circuit

42. In assigning the direction of branch currents,

a. the directions are not critical
b. they must point into a node
c. they must point out of a node
d. the directions are critical

43. In applying the superposition theorem,

a. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by their
internal resistance
b. all sources are considered simultaneously
c. all sources are considered independently
d. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by their
internal impedance

44. The total inductance for two coils with mutual inductance connected in series-aiding
connection is _______ the total inductance of that two coils connected in series-opposing
connection.
a. less than
b. greater than
c. same as
d. either of the above options depending on the type of coils
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45. Which of the following is true/correct regarding induced voltage in a coil?
a. present only when there is a change in current
b. it is inversely proportional to inductance since inductance opposes change in
current
c. both present only when there is a change in current and it is inversely
proportional to inductance since inductance opposes change in current
d. neither present only when there is a change in current nor it is inversely
proportional to inductance since inductance opposes change in current

46. Which of these statements is true?

Statement Q: Paper capacitors generally have higher tolerance ratings than film
capacitors.
Statement R: Given same size, paper capacitors will have higher capacitance than an air
capacitor.
a. Q only
b. R only
c. Both Q and R
d. Neither Q nor R

47. Which of the following is true?

a. dielectric constant of air like any other perfect insulator is equal to zero
b. dielectric constant of air is approximately 1
c. relative permittivity is the reciprocal of dielectric constant
d. relative permittivity is the square root of the dielectric constant

48. Which of the following will be true about his given circuit?

a. Q1+Q2+Q3 = QT
b. V1+V2+V3 = VT
c. C1+C2+C3 = CT
d. All of the above

49. Which of these is FALSE?

Statement 1: Ceramic capacitor is also called mica capacitor.
Statement 2: Mica capacitor has tighter tolerance than a paper capacitor.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. both 1 and 2
d. neither 1 nor 2

50. Which of the following will be true when solving for capacitance value?
a. if the plate area doubles while all parameters stays the same, the capacitance
will be cut in half
b. if the plate area doubles while all parameters stays the same, the capacitance
will increase by a factor of 4
c. if the plate area doubles while all parameters stays the same, the capacitance
will also doubles
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 d. changing the plate area will have no effect on the capacitance value

51. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

P: relative permittivity cannot be greater than 1
Q: all dielectric materials have the same constant value for relative permittivity
a. P only
b. Q only
c. Both P and Q
d. Neither P nor Q

52. Which of the following is generally correct about aluminum electrolytic capacitors?
a. they have high capacitance values
b. the have low leakage current
c. Both they have high capacitance values and the have low leakage current
d. Neither they have high capacitance values nor the have low leakage current

53. In a color code of red-violet-black-gold for a carbon composition resistor, which color
indicates the temperature coefficient?
a. gold
b. black
c. red
d. There’s no color indicating the temperature coefficient in the given color code.

54. What is component 9 in figure?

a. Variable capacitor
b. Variable inductor
c. Variable resistor
d. Variable transformer

55. Which of the following resistor is the best to use in terms of accuracy and precision.
a. a carbon-composition resistor having 4 color bands the last color being silver
b. a carbon-composition resistor having 4 color bands the last color being gold
c. a film-type resistor having 5 color bands the last color being violet
d. a film-type resistor having 5 color bands the last color being red

56. Which of the following statements is correct?

P: film type resistors will generally have higher wattage rating compared to a wirewound
type
Q: film type resistor is more sensitive to temperature compared to a carbon type
a. P only
b. Q only
c. Both P and Q
d. Neither P nor Q

57. If two equal-value inductors are connected in parallel, what is their total inductance?
a. Twice the value of one inductor
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 b. The same as the value of either inductor
c. The value of one inductor times the value of the other
d. Half the value of one inductor

58. Which of the following statement is FALSE?

a. coils can only be connected in series and never in parallel since magnetic flux is
always additive
b. coils can store energy
c. coils operates differently for AC and DC
d. none of the above

59. Which of the following refers to the phenomenon wherein a current flowing in one
coil induces a voltage in another coil?
a. self-induction
b. mutual-induction
c. electromagnetism
d. magnetism

60. In alphanumeric code for resistor with two letters present in the code, the second
letter indicates the ______.
a. multiplier
b. temperature coefficient
c. tolerance
d. type

61. Refer to the figure. This schematic symbol is for which of the following?

a. variable capacitor
b. polarized capacitor
c. unpolarized capacitor
d. hybrid capacitor

62. Which of the following can be considered as a disadvantage of choosing a mica

capacitor?
a. high capacitance value
b. low tolerance rating
c. generally expensive compared to other types
d. all of the above

63. What is the coupling coefficient when there is ideal coupling?

a. 0
b. 100
c. 1
d. Insufficient information provided

64. What happens to the inductance as the length of the magnetic circuit increases?
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains the same
d. Becomes zero

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65. When capacitors are connected in series ___________ remains the same.
a. Voltage across each capacitor
b. Charge
c. Capacitance
d. Resistance

66. When inductances are connected in series, the equivalent inductance is ____________
the largest individual inductance.
a. Greater than
b. Less than
c. Equal to
d. Not related to

67. Which of the following is an advantage of a ceramic capacitor?

a. can operate at high frequencies
b. high capacitance to size ratio
c. small leakage current
d. all of the above

68. A resistor with a power rating of 25W is most likely a

a. carbon-composition resistor
b. metal-film resistor
c. surface-mount resistor
d. wire-wound resistor

69. Refer to figure. This shows what type of coil connection?

a. series-aiding
b. series-opposing
c. parallel-aiding
d. parallel-opposing

70. A ferromagnetic core is placed in an inductor mainly to:

a. Increase the current carrying capacity.
b. Increase the inductance.
c. Limit the current.
d. Reduce the inductance.

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